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A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi O): composite text

SEGMENT A

¹iri mu-bi-gin₇ me-a tum₂-ma
²ec₃ urim₂^ki ud huc ki-en-gi-ra me₃ ki us₂-sa
³numun i-i suhuc kalam-ma gen₆-ne₂ he₂-jal₂ ki us₂-sa
⁴barag mah an-na ki kug ki sikil
⁵ni₃-saj gu₇ an-ne₂ ni₂ te-en-te lal₃ jectin biz-biz-ze₂-da ki us₂-sa
⁶du₆-ur₂ ki mu tuku ^den-lil₂-la₂ cag₄-bi me hal-ha
⁷ki nam tar-ra a-a ^den-lil₂-la₂ barag gal ki us₂-sa
⁸eridug^ki ec₃ kug-zu nam tar-ra me nun me sikil-la ki us₂-sa
⁹e₂-kic-nu-jal₂-la tur₃ ^dsuen-na
¹⁰ab₂ zid gud ninda₂ amar kug-ge a-ne di i₃ dug₃^?-ga ki us₂-sa
¹¹abzu ki-tuc kug cul ^dsuen-na
^12jicsibir mah an-na saj il₂-la u₆ di ki us₂-sa
¹³ji₆-par₄ ec₃ nam-hi-li du₃-a me zid nam-en-na ki us₂-sa
¹⁴en nun-na mu gal-zu sikil-la-am₃
¹⁵muc₂ bur₂-bur₂ ^dnanna ki-tuc dug₃-ge inim dug₃ nij₂-si-sa₂-e ki us₂-sa
¹⁶id₂-nun-kug a zal-le gal-gal-la kun-zu-ce₃ ku₆ mucen ki us₂-sa
¹⁷bad₃ nijin₂-na iri ki ja₂-ra-bi udug₂ ^jictukul ki us₂-sa
¹⁸unken jar-ra uj₃ ca-ra-ba ^kuc gur₂₁(<E>.IB₂)^ur₃ ki us₂-sa
¹⁹ki-en-gi-ir-a ki-tuc ja₂-ra-bi ni₂ gal ki us₂-sa
²⁰kur-kur ab₂ zid-gin₇ lu-lu-a-bi
²¹ab₂ dugud-da u₈ sila₄-da car₂-ra amac-a ki us₂-sa
²²erin₂-bi me₃-ce₃ zig₃-ga-bi
²³a ed₂-a gaba ri nu-tuku
²⁴ab hu-luh-ha NI.CUM₂ cur₂ ki us₂-sa
²⁵[nun]-bi ur-saj ^den-lil₂-la₂ pirij ne-na zig₃-ga
²⁶[pirij ban₃]-da^! kur-ra gur₅-uc bur₂-bur₂
²⁷[X X] am^! gal cu^! im gid₂-gid₂-i
²⁸[X] X gu₇-a SIG₂^?.LAM^?-bi sud-sud
²⁹[sipad] [cul]-gi dumu ^dnin-sumun₂-ka
³⁰[...] /ur₃\-ra he₂-du₇-bi
³¹[...] X-/ra^?\-na inim hul-ne-ne-a
³²[ur-saj] [^d]/gilgamec₂\ AN en kul-ab^ki-a-ke₄
³³[X X] X /na^?\ im-ma-ni-in-kur₉
³⁴[X X] /kur\-kur-ra-ta inim mu-na-ta-an-ed₂
³⁵[...] X e₂-gal-la-na-kam
³⁶X [X] dug₄^?-ga^? kur-kur-ra-kam
³⁷ki^? X gi^? IRI X gi hal-hal-la-gin₇ igi-ni mu-na-an-jal₂
³⁸ud^?-bi^? nam kalam-ma ba-tar-ra-ta
³⁹numun nij₂-zi-jal₂-la ba-i-a-ta
⁴⁰lugal-e^? lu₂^? tab^?-ba-ni-ir dalla mu-na-an-ed₂-a
⁴¹ud-ba^{? d}gilgamec₂ en kul-ab^ki-a-ke₄
⁴²cul-gi sipad zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄
⁴³jiri₃ babbar-ra-na inim mu-ti-ni-ib-ed₂
⁴⁴ud ul-li₂-ac a-ar-bi ak-de₃
⁴⁵ud su₃-ra₂-ac cu-a bal-e-de₃
⁴⁶mu su₃-ra₂-ac nu-ha-lam-e-de₃
⁴⁷a-ne-ne nam-ur-saj kalag-ga-ba
⁴⁸tec₂-bi igi zid-de₃-ec im-e-ne
⁴⁹cul-gi sipad zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄
⁵⁰cec gu₅-li-ni en ^dgilgamec₂
⁵¹nam-kalag-ga-na mu-ni-in-i-i
⁵²nam-ur-saj-ja₂-na mu-ni-in-pad₃-pad₃-de₃
⁵³kalag-ga me₃-a uru₂ gul-gul
⁵⁴cen-cen-na saj jic ra-ra-bi
⁵⁵ze₂-na bad₃ kug-bi a₂-sig₃-ge kij₂-ja₂
⁵⁶e₂ /kic\^ki!-ce₃ ^jictukul-zu ba-ta-a-ed₂
⁵⁷ur-/saj\ 7-bi ad₆-a mi-ni-dab₅
⁵⁸[lugal] /kic\^ki en-me-barag-ge₄-e-sig₉
⁵⁹[...] /saj\-ja₂-na jiri₃ mu-na-ni-us₂
⁶⁰nam-lugal kic^?ki-ta^? unug^?ki-ce₃ am₃-mi-de₆
⁶¹kul-aba^ki X X X u₃-tud-da pa im-ma-ni-ed₂
⁶²mu X gi UL inim-ma MUC₃-bi
^63dgilgamec₂ en^? [kul-ab^ki-a-ke₄]
⁶⁴a nam^? en-na mec₃ zid^? [...]
⁶⁵X X X ki kug an [...]
⁶⁶X X gal^?-gal DI^? [...] a₂^? bad-bad^? X [...]
⁶⁷jicnimbar^? X a₂^? X X [...]
⁶⁸ki^? bal^? KIJ₂^? X X [...]
⁶⁹[X] X X [...]
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⁷⁴[...] X X-gin₇ lul^?-e^?-[ec ...]
⁷⁵[...] /jiri₃\ sag₁₁ ba-ni-/dug₄\
⁷⁶[X] X DUL^? ki jar jic-rab mah^?-gin₇ /mu\ [...]
⁷⁷[X]-bi buru₅ zig₃-ga-gin₇ mu-un-/ur₄\-[ur₄]
⁷⁸[^den]-/lil₂\-ra ec₃-e nibru^ki-a mu^!-na-da-/an\-[ku₄-ku₄]
⁷⁹[X] X X TE ba-ra-cub-bu-uc-a-bi
⁸⁰[X X] a gig-ce₃ in-ga-e-ne
⁸¹[X] /^urud?\ALAN urim₂^ki-ma til-la
⁸²[X] X dijir 7-na zag gub-gub-bu ^jicsilig-ga sud-sud
⁸³/ur\-saj ZE₂-ja₂-ra in-gu₂-mu-cum₂-/mu\-[e]
⁸⁴/lugal\ ki-en-gi-ra ne₃ mu-un-gub-[me-en₃]
⁸⁵[cul]-gi sipad ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄^!
86[cec] gu₅-li-ni en ^dgilgamec
⁸⁷[nam-kalag-ga-na mu]-ni-in-i-i
⁸⁸[nam-ur-saj-ja₂-na mu-ni]-/in\-pad₃-pad₃-[de₃]
⁸⁹X X [...]
⁹⁰di ku₅-ra₂-a-za^? [...]
⁹¹a-ba za-gin₇ kaskal /kur\-[ra-ke₄ si im-sa₂] har-ra-an X [X -DU]
⁹²kalag-ga erin /kur\-[ra ...]
⁹³tir mah-[a ...]
^94jicma₂ X [...]
⁹⁵hu-wa-/wa\ [...]
⁹⁶ni₂ 7-[na-ni ...]
⁹⁷KA TUR.TUR X X X X [...]
⁹⁸ki-tuc ki jar-ra-ni-ta /im\-[...]
^99den-lil₂-ra ec₃-e /nibru\[^ki-a] [...] ZE₂ mu-na-ni-[...]
¹⁰⁰ur-saj dab₅-ba-zu u₃ X X X X
¹⁰¹ama lu₂ tur₅-ra dumu ur₂-ra mu-na-ni-de₆
¹⁰²u₂-dug₄ ka ba-ba-zu kur-kur-ra ma-ra-an-tij₄
^103dgilgamec₂ nir-jal₂ /unug\^ki-ga
¹⁰⁴ud nam-tag₂-ga nam-gu₂-bi-e^? X ru^?
105ki bal hul-gig-ga saj X-gin₇ X X
¹⁰⁶nam-mah gal-gal-zu pa bi₂-ed₂ a₂ bad ha-mu-[... tum₂]
¹⁰⁷en ^dgilgamec₃ X [...]
¹⁰⁸[cul]-/gi\ sipad zid ki-en-[gi-ra-ke₄] [...]
¹⁰⁹[X] cag₄-ga [X X] cu^? [...]
¹¹⁰[X] ki^? nun^? [...]
¹¹¹X cag₄^? a^? [X] lu₂^? /mu^?\ [...]
¹¹²[saj] /gig₂^?\-ga [X] /mu\ u₃ [...]
¹¹³X gal-gal-la KA NUN^? [...]
¹¹⁴[X] /ma^?\-da ki nij₂-ja₂-ra-bi cag₄^? [...]
¹¹⁵[zar]-/du₈\-a ce [...]
¹¹⁶[X] /HA^?\ dugud-gin₇ bi₂-[...]
¹¹⁷[X] /KA\ an-gin₇ /mi^?\ [...]
¹¹⁸[X] /bi^?\-e X mah^!-gin₇ cu [...]
¹¹⁹[X] X mah-bi e₂-ce₃ mu-na-X [...]
¹²⁰[X] X [...] X [...]
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¹²⁶[...] X [...] X
¹²⁷[...] X ki^?-tuc^? /nam^?\ [X] X
¹²⁸[...] mu-un-KA^?-e
¹²⁹[...] mu-un-cud₃-cud₃
¹³⁰[...] X nam-ul-la-me
¹³¹[...] X gal-gal-la-kam
¹³²[...] ba-ta-a-ed₂
¹³³[...]-/ec\ im-e-ne
¹³⁴/cul^?\ [...] dijir a-nun-ke₄-ne
¹³⁵u₂-[a ...]-na giri₁₇ cu jal₂-la-ni
¹³⁶ur-/saj^?\ [ZE₂]-/ja₂^?\-ra in-ga-mu-cum₂-mu-e
¹³⁷[lugal] [ki-en]-/gi\-ra ne₃ mu-un-gub-me-en₃
^138dcul-[gi] /sipad\ zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄
¹³⁹cec /gu₅-li\-ni en ^dgilgamec₂
¹⁴⁰nam-kalag-ga-na mu-ni-in-i-i
¹⁴¹nam-ur-saj-ja₂-na mu-ni-in-pad₃-pad₃
^142dictaran di-kud kalam-ma til-la
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SEGMENT B

(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain)

¹X [...] X [...] /DI^? ma\ ka X [...]
²ibila kalag-ga nam^?-[lugal-la] ^{(illegible)
3}u₃-su tuku uru₂ a₂^? X [...]
⁴dur₃ ^dsuen-[na] [...]
⁵sun₄ za-gin₃ la₂ /gaba^?\ [...] nam-gu₂^? [...]
⁶za₃-mi₂-bi dug₃^? [...] cir₃-/bi^?\ [...]
⁷mu-bi X [...] ce^? [...]
⁸dumu^? [...]
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SEGMENT C

(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain; Segments C and D are adjacent)

¹[...] X X [...]
²[... ] [a₂] sud-sud-de₃ ^{i-ca₂-di-hu
3}[...] DU-mu-un
⁴[...]-DU^?-en₃
⁵[...] /he₂^?\-eb₂-dug₄ ^du
6[...] /he₂^?\-eb₂-du₇ ^du
7[...]-ga-me-ec₂
⁸[...] kalam-ma-me-ec₂ ^cu-nu
9[...] pec-a-me-ec₂ ^kab-ru₃
10[...] X X X-me-ec₂ ^{(illegible)
11}[...] BAD X-[me]-ec₂
¹²[...] hul^?-[la-me]-/ec₂\
¹³[...] X lil₂^?-la₂^?-me-ec₂
¹⁴[...] X X-me^?-ec₂^?

SEGMENT D

(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain; Segments C and D are adjacent)

¹/di\ [...]
²PIRIJ X [...]
³ur-/saj\ [ZE₂-ja₂-ra in-ga-mu-cum₂-mu-e] ^{(illegible)
4}lugal ki-en-/gi\-[ra] [ne₃ mu-un-gub-me-en₃]
⁵cul-gi sipad [zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄]
⁶cec gu₅-li-ni [en ^dgilgamec₃]
⁷nam-kalag-ga-na [mu-ni-in-i-i]
⁸nam-ur-saj-ja₂-na [mu-ni-in-pad₃-pad₃-de₃]
^9dgilgamec₃ ance ni-is-ku [...]
¹⁰dijir di-kud X [...] ^{X [X] X cu-na
11}X X-zu a X [...]
¹²dub-la₂-zu-u₃ X [...]
¹³am du₇-du₇-gin₇ [...]
¹⁴X [...]
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SEGMENT E

(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain)

¹[muc]-/cag₄\-tur₃-gin ₇ ki bal-ce₃ kur₉ [...] ^{[a-na] ma-at nu-ku-ur-tim a-na [...]
2}[cul]-gi dumu ^dnin-sumun₂-ka ^den^?-/ki^?\ an [...] ^{X [...] DUMU za an [...]
3}[...] X X X-bi BAD ki^? X-[...]
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Revision history

19.ii.1999-01.iii.1999 : JAB : standardisation
28.vii.2000: GZ : proofreading
28.vii.2000: GC : tagging
01.ix.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
01.ix.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed